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Approaches based on artificial intelligence and the internet of intelligent things to prevent the spread of COVID-19: Scoping review

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Adly, Aya Sedky, Adly, Afnan Sedky, Adly, Mahmoud Sedky·2020·Journal of Medical Internet Research

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BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Intelligent Things (IIoT) are promising technologies to prevent the concerningly rapid spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and to maximize safety during the pandemic. With the exponential increase in the number of COVID-19 patients, it is highly possible that physicians and health care workers will not be able to treat all cases. Thus, computer scientists can contribute to the fight against COVID-19 by introducing more intelligent solutions to achieve rapid control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the disease. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this review were to analyze the current literature, discuss the applicability of reported ideas for using AI to prevent and control COVID-19, and build a comprehensive view of how current systems may be useful in particular areas. This may be of great help to many health care administrators, computer scientists, and policy makers worldwide. METHODS: We conducted an electronic search of articles in the MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Embase, and Web of Knowledge databases to formulate a comprehensive review that summarizes different categories of the most recently reported AI-based approaches to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19. RESULTS: Our search identified the 10 most recent AI approaches that were suggested to provide the best solutions for maximizing safety and preventing the spread of COVID-19. These approaches included detection of suspected cases, large-scale screening, monitoring, interactions with experimental therapies, pneumonia screening, use of the IIoT for data and information gathering and integration, resource allocation, predictions, modeling and simulation, and robotics for medical quarantine. CONCLUSIONS: We found few or almost no studies regarding the use of AI to examine COVID-19 interactions with experimental therapies, the use of AI for resource allocation to COVID-19 patients, or the use of AI and the IIoT for COVID-19 data and information gathering/integration. Moreover, the adoption of other approaches, including use of AI for COVID-19 prediction, use of AI for COVID-19 modeling and simulation, and use of AI robotics for medical quarantine, should be further emphasized by researchers because these important approaches lack sufficient numbers of studies. Therefore, we recommend that computer scientists focus on these approaches, which are still not being adequately addressed.

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Authors
Adly, A. S., Adly, A. S., & Adly, M. S.
Affiliations
  • Beni-Suef University (EG)
  • Cairo University (EG)
Corresponding author
Adly, Mahmoud Sedky
Venue
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Published
2020-08-10
Volume
22
Issue
8
Pages
e19104
ISSN
1438-8871 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3037105702
Cited by
138
References
86
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 11
FWCI
2.21
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journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Greater South Information System
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, artificial intelligence, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic prevention, case finding, large-scale screening, pneumonia screening, resource allocation, disease prediction, modeling and simulation, medical robotics, quarantine, health data integration
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Artificial Intelligence, Health Personnel, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Risk Factors, Coronavirus Infections, Internet, Pandemics

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